I was wondering if chickens could have bird seed but I wasnt sure I purchased premium bird feed (peanuts, whole kernel corn, sunflower seeds, millet) but I wasnt sure if I could give it to them or not..

In a large mixing bowl..wet the bread slices..add the seed and scratch..(whatever you choose to add)...mix all the ingredients together(with your hands)..the wet bread is the binder..it makes a kind of dough....grease a microwave safe baking pan...add the bread/seed mixture to the pan...press down tightly with a spatula...put in microwave oven for 5 minutes..keep testing hardness with finger(it will take about 20 minutes total...)...when you feel it is hard enough..take out and let cool...it will harden even more...if you greased the pan enough..it will pop right out of the pan in one solid block..they love it!

Edited by redhen - 12/8/08 at 8:52pm

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Honey and molasses both worry me. I believe molasses is a mild laxative and I wouldn't use honey for the same reason.
Egg would probably be a better binder.

If there ever comes a day when we can't be together keep me in your heart, I'll stay there forever - Winnie the PoohI'll never develop a thick skin. Thick skin leads to a hard heart and I never want to be one of those people.A slave to LF brahmas, seramas, cochins, sebrights, bredas and call ducks. R.I.P. Dragon, the crossbeak. Thank you for teaching me so much about life.

If there ever comes a day when we can't be together keep me in your heart, I'll stay there forever - Winnie the PoohI'll never develop a thick skin. Thick skin leads to a hard heart and I never want to be one of those people.A slave to LF brahmas, seramas, cochins, sebrights, bredas and call ducks. R.I.P. Dragon, the crossbeak. Thank you for teaching me so much about life.

Honey and molasses both worry me. I believe molasses is a mild laxative and I wouldn't use honey for the same reason.
Egg would probably be a better binder.

for mine..the bread binds it together very tightly...

Yeah mine seems pretty hard, although I can break it apart with my hands.
The oatmeal helped I think.

If there ever comes a day when we can't be together keep me in your heart, I'll stay there forever - Winnie the PoohI'll never develop a thick skin. Thick skin leads to a hard heart and I never want to be one of those people.A slave to LF brahmas, seramas, cochins, sebrights, bredas and call ducks. R.I.P. Dragon, the crossbeak. Thank you for teaching me so much about life.

If there ever comes a day when we can't be together keep me in your heart, I'll stay there forever - Winnie the PoohI'll never develop a thick skin. Thick skin leads to a hard heart and I never want to be one of those people.A slave to LF brahmas, seramas, cochins, sebrights, bredas and call ducks. R.I.P. Dragon, the crossbeak. Thank you for teaching me so much about life.

Honey and molasses both worry me. I believe molasses is a mild laxative and I wouldn't use honey for the same reason.
Egg would probably be a better binder.

I regularly use molasses flakes in the girls feed-no problem with the runs here-and so healthy for them!!!! For that matter, so would honey, but the molasses is great for their health and will keep them healthy for a good many years!!!